Waterfalls of the Dardagna

Have you ever wondered if it was possible to see a truly dream place in Emilia Romagna? Well I do … And if you continue reading this short article, you will find that the answer is YES .

I am Marco Cavicchi and today I will take you with me to one of the most enchanting places of the Bolognese hills, more exactly to the 7 waterfalls of Dardagna, near the Corno the stairs.

Also this time I am in the company of my trusted travel companion, Gianni, and on an autumn Sunday morning we decide to go to the Dardagna waterfalls, and after just over an hour and a half from Bologna city we find ourselves completely immersed in the green of a forest with in the center the beautiful Sanctuary of the Madonna dell’Acero, which will be our starting point.

The first waterfall

Here we are, we start walking along the path 333, which after about 20 minutes of light walking completely in the middle of the trees, takes us to the first waterfall.

We hear the pleasant sound of water gushing in the distance and it gets louder and louder, until we see it after passing over a small wooden bridge.

We are pleasantly surprised by its beauty, about 10 meters high and slamming on two larger rocks forms this sort of really suggestive natural slide.

After admiring it intensely we proceed along the path, always surrounded by large and proud green trees, with some orange leaves, as if to remind us that winter is coming.

Creating a very special color game, thanks to the rays of light that penetrate the dense vegetation.

The second waterfalls of the Dardagna

This section becomes quite steep and the effort is felt, but fortunately it will not last long, in fact in less than no time we get to the second waterfall, completely different from the previous one.

In fact, in front of a huge boulder that creates a very interesting perspective game, the vegetation gives way to the rock, and the water drops to the wall creating a column almost without splashes.

But its peculiarity is that observing it from the bottom up, the water seems to descend directly from the roots of the trees that rise above the rock face.

For the more adventurous ones, I suggest climbing the giant rock and being photographed, the result would be a perfect shot from a Facebook profile or maybe an Instagram Stories.

The third waterfall

Photos aside we resume the journey, and even in this case after a few minutes we arrive at the third waterfall, the one that I think is the most beautiful, describing it becomes difficult because it is truly majestic both in height and width. / p>

It stands out from the others thanks to the vegetation on the feet that forms like a botanical garden, rich in various types of plants, some with broad leaves and other more common, it will sound strange, but the impression I had was that of find myself in some tropical forest in the south of the world.

Above all this magnificent green is precisely the waterfall, very high and impressive, with the roar of water on the rock properly polished, and the typical almost deafening sound of waterfalls.

Gianni and I were surprised by his beauty, so much to spend a full half-hour in his admiration, until we decide to resume our outing, meeting Sara along the way, a girl who like us had come to spend a Sunday outside the city, so we decide to proceed together, but unfortunately we will not find more waterfalls.

In fact we have searched the path unnecessarily, probably those that we considered single are actually more waterfalls.

The horn refuge the stairs

It would be worthwhile to deepen better with a local guide, however we decide to continue towards the horn refuge the stairs.

From here the path will be all along the thick bush, where we also risked getting lost, but despite the various ups and downs we arrive at your destination, we rest about an hour and descend again along the same path until you reach the Sanctuary of the Madonna dell’Acero.

In conclusion I can assure you that seeing the falls of Dardagna is really worth it, if you are a family with children I think it’s the perfect outing for a Sunday out of town, also because the path is well done and safe.

You will not need to get to the shelter, which by the way would be quite tiring and long, but you just have to get to the Sanctuary by car, and continue through the undergrowth by crossing all the Dardagna waterfalls.

The excursion video

Refuge Locatelli

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Here is his story: a greeting from Marco Cavicchi, finally today I will finish telling you about my adventure on the splendid 3 peaks of Lavaredo.

In the previous story we stayed at the night spent at the Refuge Locatelli, who had to ensure us some nice shot of the Milky Way, I speak in the plural because I was in the company of Luke remember? (for the most forgetful the link is www.inguaribileviaggiatore.com/the-3-peaks-of-lavaredo)

In any case, unfortunately the weather did not allow it, therefore, a little ‘disappointed, back in the common room and fall asleep for a few hours, yes, because the idea is to wake up in time to see the dawn in this valley, always hoping for a clearing of the sky.

Well, as soon as the clock rings indicating the time to wake up, I open my eyes and I realize from the small window behind the bed, which, slightly covered by the humidity formed in the corners, we began to see the mountains , believe me, a unique sight almost moving, these peaks that rise proudly from the sun in the middle of the valley, waiting to be kissed by the first pink rays of the sun.

Luca immediately wake up, we dress very fast and run outside the Locatelli, obviously trying to make as little noise as possible, we are still in a common dormitory.

We go down the creaky wooden stairs and open the doors, here is the WOW effect that we looked forward to, the warm colors on the pink / orange that reflected on the rocks and some clouds in the sky, finally it is the blue to make it from master and no longer the gray.

The lakes seen with the drone

We’re very happy to fly Frizzy (remember? The cute and inseparable drone that accompanies me in every outing the way) so realizing us from the iPhone that the 2 lakes behind us were giving a totally unique show, they took a color bluish dark, reflecting Mount Paterno and some clouds, the second WOW effect of this wonderful morning.

But believe me, it’s not over, looking over the ponds (always behind us) we realize that the precipice towards the valley is completely covered with a soft blanket of white clouds, like cotton, still, immobile. In short, a dawn to be breathless.

As soon as the sun has come out and gone up, the magic ends, so we decide to return to the shelter to have breakfast, absolutely essential to tackle the trek back.

Once we have freshly refilled with bread, jam and butter, we return to the dormitory to retrieve the backpack and go out to go on the small ridge on the left of Locatelli, where we meet 4 other guys, who like us, passionate about photography are intent to immortalize every single inch of the valley.

After having presented and discussed the respective photos / videos we decided to walk towards the return route all together, in fact will be our fellow trek up to the Auronzo refuge.

So all that remains is to take a last look at these 3 wonders, and when that is done, we set off.

The return must be said to be quite tiring (perhaps because of the great weight that we carry on the shoulders), in fact the first stretch, the one that goes from the shelter Locatelli to the shelter remains practically all uphill, so we do it very calmly and with a little break once you get to the foot of the 3 Peaks.

Let’s go back to the path

Resumed the strength but above all the breath, we resume the journey, we pass the Lavaredo building quickly, continuing on the same path, until you reach a crossing of cows led by their shepherds with lots of dogs, a pearl that only the mountain can give, we really enjoyed following the whole flock for about a km, because obviously we had to go all in the same direction, the shelter Lavaredo.

Once we arrive we greet our fellow travelers and end our day with a nice dinner inside the Lavaredo.

Taking the sums of this 2 days on the Belluno Dolomites, I can say that it was a really exciting tour and that I recommend to all readers.

The fact of staying in a shelter is a unique experience that allows you to breathe and experience the mountains to full giving us the opportunity to completely escape from those urban rhythms to which we belong, and that too often makes us forget how beautiful it can be being outdoors in a unique place in the world completely immersed in nature.

Clear … the adventure is there, as you can imagine a shelter is not a hotel, you need to get off to some compromise, but I can guarantee that it is really worth it.

Below I leave the video story of this second day and a video that collects the most beautiful and exciting images of those beautiful places. And in wishing you a good vision, I greet you and refer you to the next trip out of town

The videos of this experience at the three peaks of Lavaredo

The 3 peaks of Lavaredo

The discovery of the three peaks of Lavaredo is the experience that tells us of our devoted reader.

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Good morning everyone, I’m Marco Cavicchi and today I have the pleasure to take you to the discovery of one of the most spectacular places of the Italian Dolomites, I’m sure some of you have already guessed. I’m talking about the The 3 peaks of Lavaredo.

Luca and I will be the protagonists of this adventure, because we decided to spend a weekend on the 3 Cime di Lavaredo taking advantage of the absence of light pollution and the new moon to be able to photograph the Milky Way.

But let’s go with order, also because today I will tell you the first of the two days. Arrived in Auronzo di Cadore, on the Belluno Dolomites, we continue going towards Cortina, until we reach the Misurina lake, from here we follow the signs for the Auronzo Refuge, which will be our starting point.

This stretch, we find that it is paid, € 30 round trip, but if you want you can get there by bus, which should cost about € 10.

Ok we are, at this point our adventure begins, in fact we finish preparing the backpacks and we leave on foot towards Rifugio Lavaredo, although unfortunately the weather was not helpful, it was raining and there was fog , which all in all gave a face to the truly fascinating landscape, all white, with some green foreshortening here and there, and the fog that mingled with the gravel path.

Along the way we meet a herd of grazing cows easily recognizable also by the noise of the bells tied to their neck, and a black donkey, beautiful and very sociable.

The Lavaredo shelter

In fact, as soon as I try to approach him, he leans his neck towards me as if he were looking for a caress, or more likely, something to eat.

So we arrive at the refuge Lavaredo, where we make a brief stop for a hot coffee and when we go out to get back on the road, finally the fog clears and only the wall of huge mountains remains to frame the valley.

For a few seconds there was the silence between me and Luca, we were enchanted by the landscape that surrounded us, until, anxious to see the 3 Cime di Lavaredo, we resume the journey.

After a few hundred meters we arrive exactly at the foot of a huge mountain, which after a few seconds, we understand to be the first of the 3 peaks of Lavaredo, you can not understand immediately, because following the path you get from the side, not realizing that they are at their feet, letting themselves be discovered little by little, continuing the journey.

From this position we can glimpse our destination of the day … The Locatelli refuge, but just enough time to fly “Frizzy” to make some shots and the clouds begin to dance with and through the three mountains, almost completely enveloping them, making us understand that we would have to resume the journey, in fact of just starting to drizzle again.

The Locatelli refuge

We just have to head towards the goal, and with a tear of about 30/40 minutes finally reach the shelter. By magic, turning, leaving behind the structure of Locatelli, we see in all their beauty the 3 peaks of Lavaredo, as seen in postcard, wrapped in clouds, as if they were created to be admired and leave anyone breathless, not there are words to define their majesty.

At this point we enter, and fingers crossed behind his back, we ask if there would be 2 beds to spend the night, the kind girl nods us smiling and gives us all the necessary information.

Now we can relax, and returning outside to admire the landscape by taking photographs and flying the drone, “Frizzy”, which makes us discover the valley adjacent to the shelter, which houses 2 beautiful lakes that reflected, alas, only the gray sky.

After filling our eyes, we realize that it was dinner time, then we come back and take a seat in the restaurant, eat dinner and go back to relax outside, this time with a beer and the equipment photo that should have allowed us to capture the milky way.

Oh yes … I speak to the conditional because unfortunately because of the clouds that filled the sky, we could not capture the beautiful image that we dreamed, but patience, after all it was enough to be there with a good beer. / p>

Monte Adone along the “way of the gods”

Mount Adone, along the way of the gods is the experience that tells us of our devoted reader.

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Today I am pleased to take you with me to discover Monte Adone, located in the province of Bologna, more precisely near Sasso Marconi.

The Adonis mountain is one of the stages of the “the way of the gods”, a famous path that sees the departure in Bologna and the arrival of the city of Florence.

It was a Sunday in August and Gianni and I wanted to do a trek, but that did not take away the whole day, so the choice fell on Mount Adone, also because for some time we had set ourselves to go there.

So we prepare the backpacks and get in the car, stop to get the sandwiches that will be our lunch and finally we start.

Once in the village of Brento, we park the car and proceed on foot, following the signs with the signs “via degli dei”.

After a short walk we meet the signs indicating the path 110 for Monte Adone, a path that we will travel along our entire route.

We immediately realize that the landscape is typical of the Bologna hills, characterized by completely different colored spots due to the different cultivations treated, as well as finding fruit to taste, such as blackberries and grapes.

Meeting with other hikers

Just walk a few meters and immediately meet Peter and Francesca, 2 boys with beautiful backpacks loaded, departed in the morning from the central station of Bologna to travel the path of the gods.

We take the opportunity to ask for information about it and to have a chat, after all the beauty of travel is the opportunity to make new acquaintances, and then we aggregate to them and proceed with the journey.

We enter a wood with not very high but dense trees, then continue along a plain where the panorama is truly spectacular, where the highest peaks lean gently on long valleys with bright green color, along with endless crops that give a very suggestive contrast, up to the center Protection and research of exotic and wild fauna.

A really curious structure that would be worth investigating, but that unfortunately you have to book several weeks before to visit it.

I will just tell you that we could see a couple of lions in the fence in the distance, and it is exciting to think that there is such a place in the heart of Emilia Romagna.

At this point we must greet our friends Pietro and Francesca, as they will proceed along the path 110a, a route that cuts Mount Adone to get faster to their stage of the day, while we enter the heart of the trek.

The drone

In fact, from this point we expect a rather steep climb of about 500m, which will allow us to reach the top of Monte Adone.

We could not miss a stop to fly “Frizzy” my trusty drone, so as soon as we find an exposed point and without vegetation of any sort we stop.

With the eyes of Frizzy I can finally see the mountain, and I realize that now we are, a few meters still uphill but we are there.

We start again, and after a little more than a quarter of an hour here we are, we are almost at the top, I say almost because between us and the cross that signals the arrival point there is a sort of small canyon, with in the center 2 stones that rise upwards as tips, the shape is very particular, at the bottom wider and gradually thinner until it disappears, the material seems almost clayey with a light brown color and with an irregular circumference.

All this really leaves us speechless, vaguely reminded of the movie Avatar, exactly good you understood, the mountains alleluia, with the difference that these do not float in the air of course, but the idea is that, more small , but that’s it.

At this point we just have to reach the cross on the opposite side, and in a few minutes continuing on the path we arrive at the destination.

Finally we conquer the summit of Monte Adone, 654 meters, wide-eyed and ready to fly Frizzy, even if from here, you do not need a drone to admire the show offered by mother nature, a mountain in front of us green dark that swoops on the valley of a village and behind us an endless set of light green hills that fit perfectly together, sometimes it seems almost the Tuscan landscape.

The travel diary

On the mountain instead, just under the cross, there is a travel diary, where those who pass through here can leave a thought, an idea that I really appreciated, in fact I find it sentimental and deep.

Now we take the opportunity to eat our sandwiches in front of all this beauty, in fact from there we would not want to move, but unfortunately all the good things first then do not end? And so satisfied and with a full stomach we get back on the road to the car.

In conclusion I can tell you that it is a fairly simple trek, the climb pulls a little but everyone with their own time will be able to do it without any particular problems.

But I also tell you that it is really worth it, we often do not believe there are such fascinating places in the less noble areas like the Emilian Apennines, precluding marvelous things.

The excursion video

Some photos of Monte Adone

Cycling in Cavallino Treporti

Hi Incurable Travelers, I continue to tell you about our wonderful weekend at the Marina di Venezia camping in Cavallino Treporti, after the day dedicated to excursion by motorboat to the Venetian islands, we went to explore the hinterland of the peninsula making a nice bike ride. It was the first time that we took our son on a bike and I must say that he enjoyed it very much, thanks to the path between the lagoon fishing valleys.

We did not start directly from the Marina of Venice, because before we enjoyed a short crossing with an electric boat in the lagoon and only got off our bike with Lio Piccolo.

Lio Piccolo is a set of islets interspersed by narrow canals, reachable from Treporti thanks to a very scenic road, surrounded by marshes. You cycle on the banks surrounded by long lagoon canals, fishing valleys, and salt marshes. Looking around you can admire the characteristic flora and the varied fauna including, depending on the season, herons, cormorants, knights of Italy, gossips, fraticelli, terns, mallards and little egrets. If you are very lucky you can see the pink flamingos that in recent years are populating this area of ​​the lagoon.

The main vocation of the inhabitants of this small fraction is the fruit and vegetable activity, absolutely to taste the “castraure” of the artichokes with an intense purple color and small, also known as Sant’Erasmo artichokes, to be fried or even ideal for a fresh salad, but above all the jujube, a small fruit from which a very very sweet liqueur is obtained, the famous “broth of jujube”.

Along our ride between valleys and sandbanks, we met a real gem of the territory, or the square of the village in which stand out the church dedicated to Santa Maria della Neve with its bell tower, recently renovated. Definitely worth the numerous steps that lead to the top of the bell tower to admire the landscape below, an alternation of green and blue.

Also noteworthy is Palazzo Boldù, a building dating back to the end of the seventeenth century, which later became the property of the noble Venetian family of Boldù who restored the construction to give it the appearance today, this family also designed the current appearance of the village and its agricultural vocation.

Recently, moreover, mosaic floorings have been discovered that can be traced back to a Roman settlement, a period in which the lagoon had a different appearance from what we know today.

We leave Lio Piccolo to return to the Marina di Venezia camping, always immersed in the silence of the lagoon, interrupted only by the wind and the melodies of the various ornithological species that populate it; such is the tranquility that these places emanate that our little man has fallen asleep comfortably lying in the back seat of his father’s bike!

This beautiful bike tour we have traveled during the day, but we reserve to go back at sunset to enjoy the flaming colors of the sun that plunges into the lagoon, must be a real poetry.

So to those who want to retrace these roads, I can only say … good miles!